Coating apparatus



Sept.y 17, 1929.

E. ERICKSON C OATING APPARATUS J MHUMH I D Sept. 17,V 1929. E. ERICKSON' COATING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 2s, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oo @OOO Sept.'17, 1929. E. ERICKSON COATING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 23, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Sept. 17, 1929. E. ERICKSON COATING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 23, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet @kg @nguwv Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EDWARD ERICKSON, OF BEVERLY, `MASSACI-IUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, rA CORPORATION n OF NEW JERSEY COATING APPARATUS Application filed November 23, 1923. Serial No. 676,637.y

This invention relates to coating apparatus, as that for applying cement to various objects. It is of especial utility in connection with the coating of shoe-bottoms preparatory to layingthe outsoles.

Many operations of this character may well loe performed by an applying member movable to and fro, after the manner of a brush held in the hand; but such manual operations are usually slow and lacking in uniformity. An object of the invention is to provide an apparatus by which the advantageous features of hand-action will generally be simulated, but whichk will operate automatically' and efficiently. vIn accomplishing this object, I employ power means for moving an applying member in opposite directions along the surface of and in contact with the supported work from edge to edge thereof. This power means may consist of an endless motor member, as a chain, to either of the oppositely movable adjacent runs of which the applying member, shown herein as a brush, may be connected. To hold the work most advantage ously to receive the action of the applying member, a support is provided having members for engagement with the work, one' of said members being movable to' permit it to be brought into proper supporting relation to work of different sizes, power mechanism being employed for effecting this movement of the support member. Advantage is taken of the variation in the support to control the movement of the applying member. That is, the change in the position of the movable member of the support isy caused to govern the extent of movement of the applying member. In this way, without consideration being given by the operator to the travel of the applying member, its advance may be stopped and its movement reversed in accordance with the setting of the movable portion of the worlesupport when it reaches the edge of the piece of work. f-

Other phases of the invention, such as the relation between the receptacle for the coating substance, the work-support and the applying member, and the relation of the worlr` engaging portions of the support to onefanother will be hereinafter developed, refer-k The apparatus has a frame 10,provided its front with an elevated portion l2, upon the top of which yis mounted a receptacle 14 for the cement or other substance to be applied. In front of and above' this receptacle, there,

also rising from'the portion l2 of the frame,

are two work-supports W, W, or carriers arranged to uphold shoes, said supports also including separately supported and independently movable elements, as will hereinafter appear. These supports are preferably spaced equally upon each side of the center ofthe apparatus, and are so situated that two pieces of work, as the shoes of a pair, may be `simultaneously applied to them by the operator with the bottom surfaces to be coated disposed in substantially vertical planes. In

the bottom-cementer illustrated, each support includes a rest 16 having a generally V-shaped depression between upwardly diverging arms, which are arranged to engage the opposite sides at the rear yof the counter-portion of a shoe S when the longitudinal axis of the bottom of such shoe is substantially vertical. Extending horizontally through openings in opposite sides of each counter-restare 4drods 18, the inner ends of which yare curved upwardly and forwardly, so that at 20 each furnishes a bottom-*gage for Contact with the heel-seat-portion of the shoe S, thereby determining the Aposition of the shoe over the receptacle 14. Each rod is adjustably fixed in place by a screw 22, whereby the relation` Lof the worktransversely of the receptacle from front to rear may be altered to best meet the particular conditions encountered.

To fix theposition of the toe-portions of the shoes, they Contact with a gage 24, furnishing the upper portion 4of the support. This gage preferably consists of a horizontal loop arranged to surround and grip the toe portion of the shoe. rllhe loop has rearwardly and then forwardly extending port-ions 26 passing at their ends through openings in a member 28, and is adjustably held in place by set-screws 30. Variation in the position of the gage-loop 26 in a horizontal direction may be caused to so locate it withreference to the bottom-gage that for shoes of different heights at the toe-portion, the entire bottomsurface will be bestpresented to receive the action of the applying member as it is raised from the receptacle 14. To maint-ain shoes of different sizes in substantially the same vertical relation, so the applying member may act effectively over the entire length, the member 28 is arranged asa slide movable upon vertical Vrods 32,132 rising from the frame at the rear of the portion l2. To adjust the slide upon these rods, to vary the space between the counter-rest 16 and the toegage 24 in accordance with the size of the supported shoe, vthe operator is relieved of practically all effort by the employment of power mechanism to effect the movement.

Extending vertically from the slide 28, in.

front of the rods 32, is a screw 34 having operating upon it a nut 36. The nut is mounted to rotate upon a lever 3S fulcrumed at'40 upon a block 42 fixed upon the upper eXtremities of the frame-rods. ln vertically alined bores below and above one end of the lever operate plungers 44 and 46 for Contact withv the weight of the supported parts. Upon the under and upper faces of the nut- 86 are formed clutch-teeth 54 for engagement with opposed clutch members 56 and 58. The clutch members are driven in opposite directions by pinions 60,60 integral with or secured to them, these meshingV with va gear 62 fast upon a horizontal shaft 64 journalcd in the block 42,- The shaft 64 is driven by a chain 66 passing over a sprocket-wheel 68 secured upon the shaft and over a sprocketwheel 7 O fixed upon a shaft 7 2 journaled in the frame at the rear of the upstanding portion l2, and being parallel to the shaft 64 This shaft 72 may be rotated through wormgearing 74 from a motor 76 mounted upon the frame. lVhen the length of the shoesbeing operated upon changes substantially, so that thefoperator wishes to relocate the toegage 24, he presses said gage in the direction in which he desires it adjusted. r`his, acting through the slide 2S and screw 34, raises or lowers the nut 36, the yield of the particular spring or 52 affected permitting the movement until a clutch-portion 54 upon the .nut engages the associated driven portion of the clutch. Power is thus transmitted from thepshaft 64 to rotate the nut, thereby causing the raising or lowering of the threaded rod 34 andthe slide and correspondingly elevating or depressing the toe-gage. tinues until the operator releases the pressure upon the gage member, when the compressed spring 50 or 52 restores the lever 38 with the supported nut 36 to its normal position, disengaging the clutch-portions and stopping the rotation of the nut and travel of the screw and gage.

To keep this travel ofthe toe-gage under the influence of the motor mechanism within the proper limits, the clutch mechanism may be automatically released, regardless of continued pressure .by the operator. This is accomplished in the illustrated apparatus by providing the lever 38 with arearward extension 7 8, through an opening in which passes a rod 8O fixed in a vertical position upon the slide 28. Y Surrounding the rodare lower and upper contact-collars 82 and 84, respectively. lVhen, for example, the nut approaches the end of the thread upon the rod 34, the portion 78 of thelever will strike one of the collars, swinging said lever upon its fuicrum to disengage the clutch and stop the movement of the gage. The collars may be made adjustable upon the rod, so that the eX- tent of travel may be varied.

Guided by the frame-rods 82 is a slide 86, from which brackets 88, 88 extend upwardly and forwardly over the receptacle 14. Pivoted at the forward extremities of these brackets, above the receptacle, are supporting arms 90, 90, and secured at the lower eX- tremity of each arm by a screw 92 is an applying member, which is preferably in the form of a brush 94. The fibers of this brush, which extend in substantially horizontal directions, are'shown as arranged over a rectangular area, and they may terminate in a curved surface which generally corresponds to the transverse contourv of a shoe-bottom.

yEach brush is pressed yieldably forward in Vfibers are caused to bear uniformly upon the This coni inthe chosen position.

entire length of the bottom of the shoe, which is, of course, at varying distances from the path of the carrier-slide 86, by a gage-roll 102 supported within the fibers Each roll is conveniently journaled upon any arm 104 pivoted below the brush upon the arm 90, and the relation of the roll to the ends of the bers may be adjusted by a screw 106 pivotally connected to the arm 90 and extending through an opening in the arm 104, this screw having nuts 108 108 upon opposite sides of the arm. The nuts may be moved together in either direction, thus carrying the roll toward or from the applyingy surface and holding it Then, upon movement of the brush over the shoe-bottom, the roll contacts with the latter, and limits the extent to which the fibers are deflected bythe force of the spring 96. n To carry the brushes to and fro and cause them to wipe across t-he shoe-bottoms, the chain 66 is used as a motor means. The connection of the brushes to the chain is made through an automatic control lever f 110 (Figs. 3 and 4) fulcrumed upon the slide 86. At the lower end of the lever is a rotatable anti-friction member, which may be in the form of a roll 112,'and this, when the brush is immersed in thecement within the receptacle, rests against an inclined or cam-surface 114 formed upon an upwardly extending arm of a bell-cranlr-lever 116 fulcrumed upon the frame and limited in its movement from the lever 110 by an adjustable stop-screw 118. The Contact between the bell-crank-lever and the roll 112 is maintained, in the normal position of the elements, by an inclined surface 120 upon one side of a spring-pressed plunger 122 carried upon the slide 86 and contacting with a roll 123 rotatable upon the sideof the lever. A horizontally extending arm124 kof the bell-crank is engaged by the hooked end 126 of a connecting-rod128, which is joined to a treadle 130 mounted at the bottom of the frame. A spring r132 connects therod` 128 and a rearward extension of the hell-crank, this serving to draw the hooked end of the rod into engagement with the arm 124, and to hold thebell-crankL against its stopescrew. Journaled in the slide 86 at opposite sides of the lever 110 are sprocket-wheels 134, 136, meshing respectively withthe inner sides of the upgoing and downgoing runs ofthe chain 66. Engagement between the wheels and chain is insured by contact-walls 138,138 within the slide and over which the chain travels. Rotatable with each of the wheels 134, 136 is a toothed stop-wheel 140, and with these stop-wheels of the sprockets 134, 136 respectively co-operate projections 142,144 upon the opposite sides of the levery 110. Above the projections,y upon the upper extremity 0f the lever, is an yanti-friction roll 146. i y n To start the brushes in their cement-applying travel from the receptacle 14 over the bottoms of the shoes kS held upon the double support, the operator -depresses the treadle 130. The hooked end 126 of the connecting-rod 128 thereupon draws down the arm 124 of the bellcrank-lever, forcing the surface 114 of such lever against the roll 112. This swings the connecting-lever 110 in an anti-clockwise direction, the plunger 122 yielding upwardly to permit this. As the roll 123 rides beneath the plunger, it leaves the incline 120, and is f engaged by an opposite incline 147 upon the plunger. This temporarily locks the lever with the projection 142 in engagement with the teeth of the stop-wheel 140 of sprocketwheel 134. Consequently, this sprocket-wheel is locked against rotation, and now, instead of turning idly as the upgoing run of the chain 66 travels by it, it connects the slide 86 to said chain, so the slide is raisech carryingy with it the brushes 94. y.At the beginning of ythis movement, an `inclined contact-surface Y 148 (Fig. 4) upon and reciprocating with the the hand. A ny excess of cement drops from the brushes and work directly back to the receptacle. This continues until the roll 146 at the upper end of the lever contacts with a cam 152 having an inclined surface 153 (Fig. 2) carried by the slide 28 and hence operatively connected to the work support W. It ist-o be notedthat the time of engagement between the roll and this contact-surface 152 depends upon the position of the slide, and therefore of the toe-gage 24, which is set in accordancel with thelength of the shoes being operated upon. The movement of reversal which is to ybe initiated by the incline may therefore always be produced after the brush has traveled for the full length of the shoes, regardless of their size. By the contact of the roll with the incline, the lever 110 is turned clockwise.L This disengages the projection 142 from the stop-wheel 140 ofthe sprocketwvheel 134, and brings the projection 144 into, cooperation with the stop-wheel of sinoclrebwlieel 136. The slide 86 is therefore disconnected from the upgoing run of the chain,and joinedto the oppositely moving run, so that the slide 86 and the supported brushes are lowered, repeating their travel across the shoe-bottoms and brushing outinto a smoother and more uniformly distributed llO element out of thepath of the slide. Just` before the termination of ther descent, the roll 112 contacts with the bell-crank-leversurface 114, turning the lever 110 anti-clockwise to free the stop-wheel of sprocket-wheel 136 from thetooth 144 of the lever, and restoring said lever to its central position, where it is held by the co-operation of the plunger 122. The applying cycle is thus completed. lVhen the operator removes his foot from the treadle, an incline 158 upon the connecting-rod 128 rides over the end of the arm 124 of the bell-,cianl-lever, and the hook 126 is restored to its normal position. If` the treadle has been freed prior to the termination ofthe cycle, the arm 124 of the bellcrank-lever finds the hooked end of the connecting-rod ready for engagement by it.

Cement is supplied to the receptacle14 from an elevated reservoir 160 provided with an air-tight closure, and being mounted upon a standard 162 rising from the rear of the frame and connected to the receptacle by a pipe`164, in whichis shown a valve 166. The reservoir and connection furnish a barometric feed to maintain a constant levelof the cement in the receptacle. This level, however, may be altered to vary the extent of immersion of the brushes by a clamping device 168 for the standard. 162, which permits the latter to be raised and lowered by manipulation of a screw 169 engaging the lower end of the standard. The operator having adjusted suitably'the support, the brush-arm and the gageroll, and having, by pressure upon the toegage 24, if this be necessary, caused the power mechanism to bring such gage into proper relation with the counter-rest, takes a shoe of a pair in each hand, andapplies these simultaneously to the support, first inserting the toes upwardly through their gage, and then bringing the counter-portions down upon the rests 16 and forcing the heel-seats back against the bottom-gages 20, while at `the same time the :toes are tilted forward against the gage 24. Then, upon treadling the machine, the brushes are raised from the receptacle by their connection with the chain 66, spreading the cement which they carry upon the shoe-bottoms, and are reversed -in their travel automatically,A and connected to the opposite run of the chain, so thatthey are lowered to brush out the applied cement, and

are finally restored to their points of immersion in the receptacle, ready for the succeeding operation.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a coating apparatus, means for upholding a piece of work, an applying member arranged to travel along the surface of the supported work and power means for producing such travel of the applying member in opposite directions while in Contact with the supported worl, and means for reversing the direction of movement when the applying member reaches the edge of a piece of work.

2. In a coating apparatus, an applying member, motor means for the applying member, said motor means having portions movable in opposite directions, and means for connecting the applying member alternately to the oppositely moving portions of the motor means for movement in either direction.

3. In a coating apparatus, an applying f member, motor meansfor the applying member movable in opposite directions, and automatic means for variably connecting the applying member to the motor means for movement in both directions. n

4. In a coating apparatus, a work-support, an endless member having adjacent rims movable past the support in opposite directions, a movable applying member, and means arranged to conne-ct the applying member to either yrun of the endless member for movement in contact with the supported work.

5. In a coating apparatus, a work-support, an endless member having` adjacent runs novable past the support in opposite directions, a movable applying member, operatorcontrolled means for connecting the applying member to one run of the endless member, and automatic means for .connecting said applying member to the other run of the endless member.

6. In a coa-ting apparatus, a work-support, an endless member having adjacent runs movable past thek support in opposite directions, a movable applying member, operatorcontrolled means for connecting the applying member to one run of the endless inember, and automatic means for connecting said applyingmemberto the other run of the endless member and for disconnecting the applying member from both runs of the endless member.

7. In a coating apparatus, an applying member, means for moving the applying member in opposite directions, and automatio controlling means movable with. the applying member for reversing its movement.

8. In a coat-ing apparatus, an applying member, means for moving the applying member in opposite directions, means movable with the applying member for reversing yits movement, and actuating members with which the reversing means contacts at its eX- tremes of4 travel.

,9. In a coating apparatus, an applying member, means for moving the applying member in opposite directions, means movable With the applying member for reversing its movement, actuating members with Which the reversing means contacts at its extremes of travel, and means arranged t0 move one of the actuating members.

10. In a coating apparatus, an applying member, means for moving the applying member in opposite directions, means movable With the applying' member for reversing its movement, actuating members with which the reversing means contacts at its extremes of travel, treadle-connections for moving one of the actuating members, and power meclianism for moving the other actuating member.

11. In a coating apparatus, a slide, a brush mounted thereon, aehain having opposite runs traveling inproximity to the slide, and a member mounted upon the slide and having portions movable into engagement with either run of the chain.

12. In a coating apparatus, a slide, a brush mounted thereon, a chain having opposite runs traveling in proximity to the slide, a lever fulcrumed upon the slide and having portions for engagement With either run of the chain, and members provided With inclined surfaces for contact With the lever.

13. In a coating apparatus, a slide, a brush mounted thereon, a chain having opposite runs traveling in proximityy to the slide, a lever fulcrumed upon the slide and having portions for engagement with either run of the chain, members provided with inclined surfaces for contact with the lever, andk operator-controlled means for moving` one of said members.

14. In a coating apparatus, a slide, a brush mounted thereon, a chain having opposite runs traveling in proximity to the slide, a lever fulcrumed upon 'the slide and having portions for engagement With either run of the chain, opposite members provided with inclined surfaces for contact With the lever, a treadle arranged to move one of said members, and means for adjusting the position yof the other member.

15. In a coating apparatus, a slide, a brush mounted thereon, a chain having opposite runs traveling in proximity to the slide, a lever fulcrumed upon the slide and having portions for engagement with either run of the chain, a member having a surface for' contact with one side of the lever, and a yieldable member having surfaces for Contact with opposite sides of the lever.

16. The combination With a frame, of a slide movable thereon, a brush mounted upon the slide, a chain arranged to travel at opposite sides of the slide, a lever provided With opposite projections arranged to engage the opposite runs of the chain, members carried by the frame and having inclined surfaces for engagement with the lever, and a member yieldable upon the slide and having oppositely inclined surfaces for engage-x ment with the lever.

17. In a coating apparatus, an applying member, motor means for the applying member movablein opposite directions, meansy movable' past the support in opposite direcn tions, a movable applying member,y a connecting member movablewith the applying member and arranged for engagement With either run of the endless member, and a mem-k ber movable by the operator to bring about engagement between the connecting member and endless member.

19. In a coating apparatus, a Work-support, an endless member having adjacent runs movable past the support in 'opposite directions, a movable applying member,`a

connecting member movable With the applying member and arranged for engagement with either run ofthe endless member, a`

member movable by the opera-tor `to rbring about engagement betvveeny thek connecting member and endlessmember, and rmeans acting in the resulting travel of the applying member yfor disengaging the connecting member and operator-controlled member. f

20. In a `coating apparatus,-a frame, a slide movable thereon, a brush mounted upon theslide, a` chain having opposite runs traveling in proximity to theslide, a connecting lever fulcrumed upon the slide and having portions for engagement with either run of lthe chain, an actuating lever fulcrumed upon the frame for contact with the connecting lever, a rod for engagement Withthe actuating lever, and means carried by the slide ifor disengaging the rod from the actuating ever.

21. In a coating apparatus`,ca frame, a

slide movable thereon, a brush mounted upon the slide, a chain having opposite runs trav eling in proximity to the slide, a connecting lever fulcrumed upon the slide and having portions for engagement ywith either run of the chain, an actuating lever fulcrumed upon the frame for contact With the connecting lever, a rod for engagement with the actuating lever, and a spring joining the rod y and actuating lever.

22. In a coating apparatus for boots and shoes, means for upholding a piece of Work including a movable shoe-gripping member,

and power mechanism for moving said member to vary its relation to the associated elements of the Work upholding means.

23. In a coating apparatus, a Work-suport including a membermovable manuali l in opposite directions, and power mechanism for moving the member in a direction corresponding to t-his manual movement.

24. In a coating apparatus, a work-support includingk a movable work-engaging member, power mechanism for moving the member to vary its relation to the associated elements oi: vthe support, and means under the influence oiE the movement of the member Vtor controlling the action otthepower mechanism.'

25. In a coatino'fapparatuma work-support including a movable gage member, a driven member, and means carriedby the gage member for connecting said gage member to the driven member.

26. In a coating apparatus, a work-support including a movable gage member arranged to yield in opposite directions, a. power-shaft,

opposite clutch members driven-by the shaft, u

' upon the nut.

QSJIn a coating apparatus, a work-support including a movable gage member, ya screw projecting-from the gage member, a nut rotatable upon the screw and having opposite'.clutch-portions, a lever supporting' the nut, opposite springs contacting with the leverVV to normally position the nut, and a power-shaft provided, with clutch-portions engaging thosenpon thenut wheny this isr moved from normal. y

29. In a (matingl appara-tus, a work-support including amovable work-engaging member, powery mechanism for moving the member to vary its relationto the associated elements of the support `under the control of the operator, and automaticvmeans for disconnecting the power mechanism.

30. In a coating apparatus, a work-support including a member movable manuallyr in opposite directions, power mechanism for moving the member in a direction corresponding to this manual movement, and automatic means for disconnecting said member from the power mechanism upon a predetermined movement in either direction.

3l. Ina coating apparatus, a work-support including a movable gage member arrangedto yieldl in Aopposite directions, a power-shaft,"opposite clutch members driven by the shaft, arclutch member movable by the gage member into engagement with either of said opposite clutch members to connect the gage member to the power-shaft, and contact devices fixed relatively to the gage member for disconnecting the clutch members.

32. Ina coating apparatus, a work-support 33. In -a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, opposite members Jfor supporting a shoe, said members being relatively movable tor vary the distance between them, and power' mechanism for effecting such movement.

34. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, opposite members for supporting a shoe, one

ot said members being yieldable and the members being relatively movable to vary they distance betweenthem, and power mechanism controlled in the yield of the member for producing the variation in distance.

variable in position, of a movable applying member, and means controlled by the position of the support-portion for varying the y extent of movement of the applying member.

38. In a coating apparatus, an applying membenmotor means for moving the applying member in opposite directions while in contact with the work, a work-support, and means operatively connected to the work-support arranged to cause the reversal of movement of the applying member.

39. In a coating apparatus, an applying member, means tor moving the applying member in opposite directions, means movable with the applying member for reversing its'niovement, a work-support provided with a movable portion, and means carried by such movable portion to actuate the reversing means.

40. In a coating apparatus, a slide, a. brush mounted thereon, a chain having vopposite runs traveling in proximity to the slide, a lever fulcrumed upon the slide and having portions for Vengggagement with either run of the chain. members provided with inclined Cil surfaces for contact with the lever', and a work-support having portions relatively movable to vary the space between them, one of said portions being provided with a contact` surface for actuating the lever.

41. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a travelling` brush, a support arranged to hold a shoe with the longitudinal axis of the bottom in a direction substantially parallel to the path of the brush and having a portion adjustable to correspond to the length of the shoe, and means carried by the adjustable portion of the support for controlling the travel of the brush.

42. In a coating apparatus, a receptacle for the coating substance, a support arranged to hold the work above the receptacle, and an applying member movable in a substantially vertical direction out of and into the receptacle and arranged to wipe across the surface of the work.

48. 'In a coating apparatus, a receptacle for the coating substance, a support arranged to hold the work above the receptacle with the surface to be coated disposed in a substantially vertical plane, an applying member movable in a substantially vertical direction out of and into the yreceptacle and across the surface of the work, and means for yieldably forcing the applying member against the work.

44. In a coating apparatus, a receptacle for the coating substance, a support arranged to hold the work adjacent to the receptacle, an applying member movable out of and into the receptacle and across the surface of the Work, means :tor yieldably forcing the applying member against the work, and a gage carried by the applying member and contacting with the work to determine the relation between the applying member and said work.

45. In a coating apparatus, a receptacle for the coating substance, a support arranged to hold the work adjacent to the receptacle, a slide movable along the Work, an arm pivoted upon the slide and arranged to enter the receptacle, and a brush carried by the arm for contact with the work. Y

46. In a bottom-cementing machine, a shoe-carrier constructed and arranged to hold a shoe in iixed position, airbrush support mounted for movement to and fro from edge to edge of the bottom of a shoe held by said carrier, and a coating bush mounted upon the support for traversing movement in contact with said shoe bottom.

47. In a bottom-cementing machine, a support arranged to hold the shoe with its longitudinal axis substantially vertical, a cementreceptacle situated adjacent to the support, a brush normally immersed in the cementcontainer in the receptacle, and means for raising the brush out of the receptacle and across the shoe-bottom and returning it to the receptacle.

48. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a movable applying member, and a shoe-support co-operating with the applying member and including a counter-rest, a bottom-gage and a toe-gage.

49. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a movable applying member, a shoe-support co-operating with the applying member and including a counter-rest, a bottom-gage and a toe-gage, and means arranged to vary the distance between the counter-rest and bottom-gage and the toe-gage.

50. In .a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a movable applying member, and a shoesupport co-operating with the applying member and including a counter-rest anda bottom-gage adjustable toward and from the counter-rest.

51. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a movable applying member, and a shoe-support co-operating with the applying member and including a counter-rest havingV a depression and a rod extending from and having its end turned back toward the counterrest to serve as a bottom-gage.

52. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a movable applying member, a shoe-support co-operating with the applying member and including a counter-rest having a depression and a rod extending from and having itsend turned backtoward the counter-rest to serve as a bottom-gage, and means for adjustably clamping the rod upon the bottom-rest.

53. In a shoe-bottom-cementing machine, a movable applying member, a shoe-support co-operating with the applying member and including a member having a depression to receive the counter-portion of a shoe-upper, and a loop extending over the toe-portion of the upper.

In testimony whereof I have signed myy name to this specification.

EDWARD ERICKSON. 

